GNU talks expose the omnipotence of white supremacy

The unseemly spat between the African National Congress (ANC) President Ramaphosa and the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) comes as no surprise.In part, this has to do with the fact that they represent different agendas that respond to opposing interests. The DA, once dubbed “a party of white bosses and black stooges” is seen as fundamentally opposed to the aspirations of the majority who remain landless in the country of their forebears.For the DA, a Government of National Unity (GNU) made up of black parties would be anathema. In its arrogance, the DA has described such a…